64 bit kernel in 32 bit system

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Bill Davidsen wrote:
> I have read that there will be a feature to run a 64 bit kernel in a 32 
> bit install of FC11. I'm curious about the number of things it would 
> take to build such a kernel for FC10 (other than building the kernel, 
> obviously).
> 
> Any input from whoever is does that part for fc11?

I'm not working on this, but from the description, it would require 
software emulation of the missing 64-bit hardware parts on the 32-bit 
hardware.  A prospect that would slow down the virtualization a lot.

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